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Standing (L-R): 2nd Lt. Naseeb Tweel-Navigator, 2nd Lt. Earle P. Durley Jr.-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Lester Bise-Bombardier
Kneeling (L-R) S/Sgt. Roy E Maker-Waist Gunner, S/Sgt. Edwin Pixley-Ball Turrent Gunner, S/Sgt. Billy Espich-Tail Gunner, S/Sgt. Edmond Rock-Radio, T/Sgt. Clarence H. Stark-First Engineer-Top Turret Gunner, Robert Cook-Waist Gunner. Clarence Stark Collection
Billy J Espich WWII Collection
Object Number - UPL 38431 - Crew 16, 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bombardment Group, 20th Combat Wing, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force. Standing (L-R): 2nd Lt. Naseeb...
Assigned to 712BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Brandenburg, Germany. Last seen crossing the coast with one engine feathered 9-Mar-44, crashed Nth of Arendonk, Belgium. 1 x RTD, 9 x POW. MACR 3339.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Air Division 20th Combat Bomb Wing 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-447213
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Air Division 20th Combat Bomb Wing 448th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15354024
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18108053
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Maintenance/Upper Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 9 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Arendonk, Belgium | 9 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Brandenburg, Germany. Last seen crossing the coast with one engine feathered 9-Mar-44, crashed Nth of Arendonk, Belgium. 1 x RTD. 9 x POW. MACR 3339. |
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Manufactured |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
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Delivered |
Oklahoma, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Other Assigned |
Seething, Norwich NR15, UK | 9 March 1944 | Assigned to 712BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
My grandfather, Samuel James Hamm, was crew onboard this aircraft when they bailed out over Belgium.
MACR 3339 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
